Where To Donate Blood In Orlando Area Following Pulse Nightclub Shootings

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On Sunday morning, a lone gunman entered the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and killed over 50 people in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. When Americans woke up to hear the news, many were at a loss — after over 150 mass shootings in 2016 alone, what can be done to help? A call for blood donations to help Pulse nightclub victims, however, has driven many to stand up to aid victims. But where can you donate blood in Orlando?

After OneBlood put out a call to residents, asking them to help due to an "urgent need for O Negative, O Positive and AB Plasma blood donors following a mass shooting in Orlando, Florida," the response was swift — in fact, the OneBlood site, overrun with those looking to provide their own blood to the over 50 wounded following the shooting, crashed due to those researching facilities. Luckily, though, there is information out there as to where those looking to help the victims of the hostage situation at the nightclub can go to give their blood. And there are plenty of locations to accommodate the many who want to save lives, despite not being able to stop gun violence.

A few locations that those in the Orlando area can visit:

Anyone in Orlando that wants to help, donate blood. The site crashed but here's a few places you can go: pic.twitter.com/MficN3xH8u